I think I'm kind of addicted to making these! I've spent quite a lot of time trolling Ravelry and Pinterest for various patterns,...

I have conquered the wallpaper in the kitchen! Unfortunately no rest for the wicked, it's now on to giving the hallway a freshen-up. Sig...

Phew, I've got the two Christmas present Tomtes clothed and decent! They've turned out better than I'd hoped, though they do...

The other night at the AMQG challenge unveiling Helen asked me if I had any other Christmas sewing on and I said no, just a couple little z...

The tomtes are done but not clothed - still, they're rather appealing sitting in a row like that all nudie-nudie. Hazel has appropriat...

The caption for this image on Instagram was "Christmas Elf [Tomte] legs - particularly nice dipped in chocolate and served with seaso...

Mat told me I should take a break from sewing after the pillow marathon but all I can say is " Tomtes ahoy!" Red wool felt for...

The good times in the snow are all over and we're back to green and luscious Auckland in the middle of a hot summer. It's taking so...

If people thought that embroidered Duncan was cute I thought I should show you how gorgeous he is in real life. He's a Norfolk Terrier a...

Mike, Kate and Duncan , originally uploaded by Hazelnutgirl . My brother Mike asked if I could do an embroidery for him like the one in my...

Well the kind that lives in our yard that is. This hare (though we call him our bunny) hangs out in the front yard most days, secure in th...

A belated Merry Christmas to you all! I had great intentions of having a lovely winter image to mark the occasion but things got busy and th...

I made this jacket for Hazel to wear when we get to Canada but it's so hot and humid right now that there is no way I'd get a photo ...

Nightie for Hazel and her doll , originally uploaded by Hazelnutgirl . About 6 months ago I bought some vintage flannelette (or flannel, w...

Ben's quilt , originally uploaded by Hazelnutgirl . When my niece Rebecca was born a couple years ago I made her a small cot quilt fo...

Can you believe that she's actually voluntarily wearing this?! In the end I gave it to her for Christmas openly (along with her Little ...

As part of the gifty meme from earlier this year I made a wee stuffed dog from the More Softies book for my friend Jennifer in England. The...

Christmas 2009 , originally uploaded by Ansis68 . We're back from our two weeks away, though I'm not entirely sure how rested and re...

Remember these spots? They were from a tea cosy I made for my mum I hope she likes it! It seemed a good pattern for a cold winter's day...

I think I'm safe putting this up... if not Hi Mat! A couple months ago Mat suggested that a business card holder would be a good presen...